Healthcare

Trump administration approves Maine’s request to shore up Obamacare exchange

By Robert King
Published July 30, 2018 7:37pm ET
Add Washington Examiner on Google
Trump administration approves Maine’s request to shore up Obamacare exchange
Mainers for Health Care rally outside the State House prior to Gov. Paul LePage's State of the State address on Feb. 13, 2018, in Augusta, Maine. | (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

The Trump administration on Monday approved a request from Maine to set up a program to help prop up Obamacare insurers.

Maine is the second state in two days to get approval to set up a reinsurance program to help buttress losses from insurers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved a similar request from Wisconsin on Sunday.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Affordable Care Act Insurance Industry Maine State Legislatures Wisconsin